Benvenusa was founded in 2023 by Bobby Stuckey MS, and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson. Bobby and Lachlan have been business partners for over 20 years since founding the iconic Michelin-starred restaurant Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado. Their passion for the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is profound, having traveled to the region countless times, not only for regional inspiration but also for their wine company, Scarpetta, established in 2007. 

After years of great appreciation of the many small producers of Italy as a whole, and assisting countless friends and importers with introductions to producers, we decided to found Benvenusa. The mission of Benvenusa is to import small Italian growers who, for the most part, have never been imported into the U.S. These artisanal viticoltori represent what we have always loved about the country’s lesser-known wine-growing areas — undiscovered Italy, yet wines that cast a wide net of deliciousness and application. We hope that through our efforts, Benvenusa can bring greater awareness to these great regions and celebrate the next generation of emerging winemakers.

The portfolio now includes producers from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Sicily, Sardinia and Slovenia, who we believe are defining the next era of their regions. All artisanal, truly micro producers, that farm less than 10 hectares of vineyards, harvest by hand and are driven by an earnest desire to make serious, compelling wines.